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- May 17 Intermediate Base camp<\/li>\n
- May 18: Advanced Base Camp<\/li>\n
- May 19: Rest day at ABC<\/li>\n
- May 20: North Col\/C1<\/li>\n
- May 21: Camp 2<\/li>\n
- May 22: Camp 3<\/li>\n
- May 23: Rest day at Camp 3<\/li>\n
- May 24: Summit<\/strong><\/li>\n
- May 25: Return to C2\/ABC<\/li>\n
- May 26: Return to CBC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Kari Kobler’s <\/a>team recently told me they were looking at a summit window of May 23-26 so it matches given they will not take a rest day at C3 most likely. The team of Horia Colibasanu and Peter Hamor attempted to start their push on May 14 when they announced with this Tweet:<\/p>\n
We left the ABC towards the Everest summit, with no oxygen and no Sherpa<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
but then posted this on May 15:<\/p>\n
Back to Everest ABC today (6,400m). The strong wind (about 50km\/hour) prevented from climbing further. Flu also \ud83d\ude41<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Cho Oyu and Shishapangma Summits<\/h3>\n
Today the Triple 8 team of Mike and Matt Moniz, Jim Walkley and Willie Benegas successfully summited Cho Oyu and returned to ABC in a long 17 hour day. The sherpa team was lead by Nima Kanchha Sherpa<\/span><\/span> (Thame)<\/span>, Kami Tshering Sherpa (Khumjung) and included Pemba Tshering Sherpa<\/span><\/span> (Khumjung<\/span>), Karchen Dawa Sherpa,<\/span><\/span> (Khumjung), Phurita Sherpa, and\u00a0 Ang Furba Sherpa. Also in this group was Charlie Mac summiting his 5th 8000m peak with Gray Watkins at age 62 grabbing his first 8000er.
\n<\/span><\/p>\nOn Shishapangma, a team of four French climbers reported<\/a> to have summited from the South Face in a single push aka alpine style.<\/p>\n
Makalu, Manaslu and Kangchenjunga Pushes<\/h3>\n
Teams all across the Himalaya have been fighting strong winds all season with pushes delayed on Makalu and Manaslu. The only team on Manaslu is from Adventure Consultants. They have been stalled but posted today they are looking at a summit push from Camp 3 today, May 17.<\/p>\n
Billie Bierling<\/a> climbing Makalu with Himex tweeted yesterday:<\/p>\n
First summit attempt on makalu abandoned. Almost all climbers came back from C2 this morning. Too windy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
However on Mike Horn’s blog it is reported his teammate Fred Roux\u00a0 summited Makalu today but it is unclear if Mike summited.<\/p>\n
On the North side of\u00a0Kangchenjunga<\/a> Txikon Alex, Adam Bielecki, Dmitri Sinev, Denis Urubko and Artem Braun are preparing for their summit push in a few days. Similar news on the south side from climbers Marco Confortola, Marco Camandona, Cazzanelli Fran\u00e7ois and Favre Emrik.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile 75 year-old Carlos Soria Fontan continues his climb on Kangchenjunga trying to summit all 14 of the 8000m mountains. If he succeeds, he will have Annapurna,<\/span> Dhaulagiri<\/span> <\/span>and Shishapangma remaining. He was the oldest person to summit K2 at age 65<\/p>\n
South Update<\/h3>\n
I really don’t have anything new to report. There has been a flurry of posts from everyone except for the alleged climbers. I say alleged because some reports say they never flew into the Cwm, others say they did and the flights were approved. But as of this post, there has been no word from any climber who may or may not be there. How’s that for a definite report? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Russell Brice is reported to say he was no longer under investigation for helping Chinese Jing Wang with her alleged unauthorized flight.<\/p>\n
Guy Cotter, Adventure Consultants<\/a> posted what I think was an excellent update on their Everest 2014 season. They had three Sherpas die in the serac release.\u00a0 Guy explains his thoughts on the season and makes this point with respect to the coverage:<\/p>\n
It is because of all this that I take offence to some of the diatribe from uninformed sources who would have everyone believe the Sherpas are being exploited. The Sherpas are moving rapidly forward with their own destiny unfolding before them in a very positive way.\u00a0 They are very much in control of that momentum that will see them succeed. Yes the accident on Everest this season was extremely tragic; we who live our lives in the mountains must frequently balance the euphoria of a shared success – with the intensity of tragic loss.<\/p>\n
Even those of us who are way too experienced at enduring the gripping pain of loss of life cannot produce an appropriate amount of emotional reckoning to balance the loss\/gain paradox. That there are people who would use this tragedy to further their own negative agenda and infer that these Sherpas were working in the mountains against their will is disappointing. But Everest creates a platform that can even be used by luddites from which to grandstand their nefarious negativism to which there is little we can do except expend countless hours offering a balanced perspective so the conversation isn\u2019t so one sided.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Please read the entire newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Another update on the tragic accident comes from Mark Horrell<\/a> who was there climbing with Altitude Junkies. Mark’s teammate, Mel Huang from China did an analysis of the release with annotated images. Please read Mark’s complete report on his blog. He is a talented and experienced writer and climber who maintains a calm view yet is very realistic about events.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>courtesy of Mark Horrell and Mel Haung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Japanese Ken Noguchi<\/a>, announced a donation of 10 million yen ($97,000) to the Nepal Mountaineering Association to assist the families of the dead Sherpa.\u00a0 The Sherpa Fund’s of prints brought in $424,000 to aid families.<\/p>\n
UPDATE 1 – May 18
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n100% confirmed by Jon Miller from Rest of Everest website speaking live, in person with senior official of SPCC at Gorak Shep May 18, 2014.<\/p>\n
Cleo at Camp 3 on Lhotse Face with 2 Sherpa. One flew in directly from Kathmandu and is feeling the altitude. But Cleo intends to attempt Lhotse within the week. She is reported to be doing well.<\/p>\n
Jing Wang is at camp 2 in Western Cwm with 2 cooks and 5 climbing Sherpa they are on filming permit and intend to attempt Everest summit on May 24, same as North side climbers. All are reported to be doing well.<\/p>\n
A helicopter flight today. May 18 resupplied them and brought more oxygen.<\/p>\n
The SPCC, Icefall Doctors have NOT removed the ladders in the Khumbu Icefall but are not actively maintaining them. However they will if the two teams need to return via the icefall and not use helicopters after their summit attempts.<\/p>\n
Update 2 – May 19<\/strong><\/p>\n
Contradictory report saying Cleo was helicopter off on May 16,\u00a0 one day she may tell us what really happened.<\/p>\n
Jing has now had 19 choppers to camp two<\/p>\n
Update 3 – May 21<\/strong><\/p>\n
Weather Advisory from Michael Fagin:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Here is a quick heads up on a\u00a0 tropical depression currently in the Bay of Bengal that might strengthen into\u00a0 a tropical cyclone. I have been tracking this for the last several days and now it has strengthen.\u00a0 At this point it will\u00a0 NOT make a direct hit on the Everest area and pass well to the south of our region. This is more an indication that the early stages of the monsoon season has started or is about to start.<\/p>\n
Also this should bring some additional moisture into the Everest by later on Sunday May 25 and\u00a0 Monday May 26 and beyond. However not seeing any heavy snow for Everest from this but this needs to be monitored.<\/p>\n
Links:<\/p>\n
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- http:\/\/www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in\/images\/cyclone_pdfs\/indian_1400685197.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n
- http:\/\/www.rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in\/index.php?lang=en<\/a><\/li>\n
- http:\/\/www.usno.navy.mil\/NOOC\/nmfc-ph\/RSS\/jtwc\/warnings\/io9214.gif<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Update 4-May 23<\/strong><\/p>\n
Jing Wang summited on May 23 from the Nepal side at 6:30 AM with 5 Sherpa who fixed the line so she could climb the Hillary Step according to reports. She was on a permit with Excursion Himalaya.<\/p>\n
The Sherpa are:<\/p>\n
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- Da Gelje Sherpa ChauriKharka, Solukhumbu<\/li>\n
- Tashi Sherpa, ChauriKharka, Solukhumbu<\/li>\n
- Passang Dawa Sherpa, ChauriKharka, Solukhumbu<\/li>\n
- Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa, ChauriKharka, Solukhumbu<\/li>\n
- Lhapka Gelje Sherpa Juving Solukhumbu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
No word on Cleo<\/p>\n
Climb On!<\/p>\n
Alan<\/p>\n
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